Type | VC |
Website | capricorn.be |
The mission of the Capricorn ICT Fund is to identify technologies and fund innovative companies that make a difference to the lives of people worldwide, and by doing so creating significant value for investors. This will be achieved by leveraging the investment team's experience of successful early stage investment in ICT and Life Sciences. To this end, Capricorn Cleantech Fund invests in European innovative growth companies in a broad range of cleantech areas. In addition, the Capricorn Health-tech Fund (CHF) focuses on human health-technologyinvestments. Health-technologies relate to the prevention, the diagnosis and the treatment of diseases.
The investment team of Capricorn is composed of experienced investment managers with deep technology expertise and a broad industrial experience. The team is supported by a global network of advisors and experts who bring specific expertise essential for performing in-depth due diligence on potential investee companies.
We look for investments with the following profile:
equity investments resulting in a significant minority stake
initial investment (typically € 0.5 - 5 million) in the first or second VC rounds
we occasionally do seed deals but our main focus is on early stage companies typically requiring funding for product/technology development
allow for an exit strategy via IPO and/or trade sale within a period of 3 to 7 years after initial investment
the fund will keep a reserve for follow-on investments
Since the quality of the management team is one of our most important investment criteria, we prefer to be in contact directly (or soon after an initial contact) with the entrepreneurs themselves. The process goes as it follows:
a first contact by phone, fax or e-mail (preferably) by the entrepreneur, or by his advisor. Please contact us at our dedicated e-mail address for investment proposals: proposals@capricorn.be
an executive summary as a key document to capture our interest
presentation of the business plan to our investment team
discussions on the project with different members of your team including one or more full-day visits to the company
a term sheet summarizing the main terms and conditions of a potential investment
due diligence process
final closing requiring a shareholders and subscription agreement and eventual amendments of the articles of association
The process from first contact to closing will typically take between one to three months depending on the stage of your preparation. Capricorn Venture Partners is prepared to take the lead in or to co-lead investments. In most cases we do prefer a syndication in order to be able to provide enough additional financial resources if required.
We currently make investments in companies:
having an outstanding management team that focus on large international markets
having a business model that combines a credible growth strategy with the potential to become a market leader in their sector
owning defendable intellectual property
having a proven technology base, as minimally evidenced by the existence of a proof of concept and by a fully understood mode of action
being privately held and having their core activity located in Europe (or having a strong European link)
If your project meets these criteria, we would like to review it with you. The fact that your venture may still be in a conceptual stage, your team is not yet complete or that your business plan is not yet completely finished, should not keep you from contacting us, because we will help you in improving jointly the investment opportunity if we find it with merit.
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